Today we were heading to show Dean, Emma and mum one of our
favourite place - Les Baux.
Les Baux is only one hour away and we wanted to arrive
around 9.30am so it was a relaxed start to our day! We arrived on time and
found a great park and as the shops were open we decided to explore the myriad
of streets and shops. I did not get to
do much shop exploring last time so this was exciting. Found a few treasures to buy and found a
really cool cheese and olive shop. The
owner was very welcoming and Dean and Emma were busy trying all the olives and
then we all tried his truffle pate - delish! He then offered us a cheese
tasting and so we were off down the back to try these very yummy cheeses -
France is good! We liked all of them and said we would be back later to get
some to take home………….there was a truffle cheese, a salty cheese and the local
area goat cheese - all of which we were keen to buy! We then explored some more
shops, the chapels and it was then time to go to the castle as the trebuchet
firing was about to happen.
So up to the castle we went - both Dean and Karl were
volunteered to assist with the loading of the trebuchet which was funny for the
rest of us and hard work for them and we all enjoyed the firing show! We then
explored the castle for the next few hours - the views were amazing and it was
great to share what we had found with Dean, Emma and Bub. It was then after 1pm and we were
hungry. We had not found a restaurant
that looked better than the one we had gone to last time and so we headed back
to our favourite again. It was salads
all around for the adults, Loki got pizza as usual and Connor got the Enfant
menu deal - perfect. We then all got
crepes for dessert - perfect!
Walking up to Les Baux - exciting! Stunning views before you even get there.......................
A great little church:-
Some of the groovy little shops and streets
The boys exploring the streets -
Our favourite shops and where we spent the most money - yumo cheeses!
More great shots in and around this great town
At 11 am it was time for the firing - here is Dean and Karl working hard: -
We brought our cheeses and treats and it was then time for more shopping - and time to head to the luminaries and I could not wait! I felt that when I last visited I did not have enough time there and could not wait to go back and show the others a place that I had tried to explain but was really unexplainable! It is like an art show projected on all walls, roofs and the ground with surround sound and it is staged in a huge quarry - amazing! Everyone loved it and it was a great end to our Les Baux experience.
A new favourite place for everyone!!!!
The luminaries: -
The end of a great visit
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